Aside from the hard drive itself, the bundle of the OneTouch III Mini Edition consists of a Y-shaped USB cable, a manual and a quick start guide, as well as an extensive software bundle. Both the software and the manual are stored on the drive, so there is no additional CD.
To install the software, the drive needs to be hooked up to a free USB 2.0 port using the Y-shaped USB cable. The USB ports on modern notebooks deliver enough current for the drive to run. Older notebooks, on the other hand, may limit the maximum power draw on the USB ports (even though this is against the USB spec). In this case, the solution is to plug in the second USB connector, which will allow the drive to spin up.
Warning: If you own a very old notebook or all of the available USB ports are already in use, do not try connecting the drive to a USB 2.0 PC-Card, as this will not work. Even when using both of the drive's USB connectors, the PC-Card interface doesn't deliver enough power for the drive to spin up.
PC-Card USB2.0 adapters like this Aten Technology Inc. PU212 don't deliver enough power to drive the Maxtor Mini.
Taking a look inside the OneTouch Mini III, I found the P-ATA drive Seagate Momentus 5400.2, an "old acquaintance" of Tom's Hardware readers.
Shortly after the drive is recognized and initialized by Windows, an automatic setup program to install the software bundle launches.
When the option "install software" is selected, the setup routine will first install the OneTouch Mini III's management software. Optionally, the user can also choose to install the file encryption software and a backup solution. The entire installation process only takes a few minutes, but does require the system to be rebooted upon completion.
After the system has restarted, the following window appears.
Pressing the OneTouch button on the front of the device will now open the dialog window of the drive's management software.
The User Interface of the OneTouch Mini III Management Software
The management software gives users direct access to the drive settings as well as the following applications:
- Backup/Restore
- Synchronize
- Rollback
- Big Bytes to Go: Maxtor\'s OneTouch III Mini Edition [Laptops & Notebooks]
- WinXP SP2 download [Windows XP]
- Driver Loaded Can't find Hardware (Code 41) [Windows XP]
- How can I best find files that have been sent to Temp Dire.. [Windows XP]
- wireless internet connection [General Networking]
Questions? Ask Tom's community!
Sponsored links
Related forums topics
- PETITION TO SIGN AGAINST COMPAQ
- Only Facts AMD or Intel which is better
- overclocking my x800 GTO
- Newbie: OC Advice: AMDXP2200 CPU
- USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Speed
- FDISK or What???
- linux fdisk changed CHS, now Windows says "invalid media t..
- NTLDR missing, partinfo o/p
- PartitionMagic, unreadable partition
- Corrupted Partition Info
Related news
- CES 2007: Shuttle goes big with a tower computer - Slideshow
- Nvidia Readies Driver 'Big Bang' September, Brings OpenGL 3.0 and SLI Multi-monitor Support
- Nvidia ‘Big Bang II’ Close to Release?
- E3 2006: Nintendo blows a big chance as Sony proves PS3 games do exist
- AMD big gainer in 3rd-quarter microchip sales
Best offers
|
HDDR500E04XL 500GB Portable External... | $99.99 Dell Home More info |
|
640GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard... | $119.97 TigerDirect More info |
|
SimpleTech FS-U25/ 500E 500GB... | $139.99 STAPLES More info |
|
My Passport Essential 500GB Portable... | $129.99 STAPLES More info |
|
My Book Essential Edition External... | $148.00 ServerSupply.com More info |
- usb maximum power
- file encryption software forum
- maxtor onetouch windows 2000
- usb hard drive not recognized
- installing new hard drive in an old notebook
- cd drive buttons on front
- maxtor onetouch 4 power adapter
- seagate manager software reviews
- installing software for all users
- hard drive power draw
- momentus 5400.2 not working
- maxtor onetouch iii device not accessible
- external hard drive not recognizing usb 2.0 port
- toms hardware external hard drive
- toms hardware external usb hard drive
Partners
The Games selection
crazy :
PC Breakdown
What is worst than a Fatal Error occuring during a game you did not save? Unleash your rage at your PC in this game. Blow it to pieces, it feels so...
|
crazy :
Ragdoll Physics 2
No real goal, just to have fun. If you're feeling a little down, play this game. I won't say more, find out for yourself.
|